I doubt Star will go #1, but every indication is that he and Te'o will be
in the Top 10. To have two LDS kids drafted in the Top 10 is significant.
It's amazing what, some Ute fans call, "sunday school boys" can
do.

@cb - there is no way Utah gets a bowl invite with a 5-7 record.
There is a chance that bowls may have to pick a team or two with a 5-7 record to
fill spots, but they will have the opportunity to pick teams that have a bigger
following than Utah. It's all about cheeks in the seats and eyeballs on
the tube.

However, I wish the rules were changed to require a winning
record (7-5 or better) to be bowl eligible. There are way too many bowls, and
it's time for a few of them to go away.

Star signed with BYU out of HS, it is where he wanted
to go and he would be there now if he could have cut it academically. That said
he appears to be perfectly happy with how things turned out for him and he is
undoubtedly a stud and will be a high draft pick. I wish him well and
congratulate him for what he has accomplished after the early setback.

As Duckhunter has already posted, Star Lotulelei
originally signed with Brigham Young University, but did not qualify
academically, and spent what would have been his freshman season delivering
furniture for a store in Salt Lake City. Eventually, he enrolled at Snow College
in Ephraim, Utah.

A native of Tonga, Lotulelei attended Bingham High
School in South Jordan, Utah. Playing defensive lineman at 240 pounds, he helped
the team win a state title in 2006.

Regarded as a three-star recruit
by Rivals.com, Loluletei was listed as the No. 3 overall prospect from Utah.
However, he was overshadowed by Oregon-bound Simi Fili, who was labeled the best
defensive lineman from Utah since Haloti Ngata, but eventually bounced around
between junior colleges before falling into obscurity.

In 2010, he
arrived at the University of Utah, making the starting lineup for the Utes'
final three games of the season.